Wu Shattered Star River

Led by Jiang Long and Jiang Shi, thirty members of the Jiang family's hunting team left Jiang Family Town in the rain, beginning their search for Jiang Han.

They didn't rush into the mountains, as the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range was very dangerous at night. They believed Jiang Han wouldn't be so bold as to risk being besieged by countless demons and beasts to spend the night in the mountains.

They searched around the dilapidated temple, with Jiang Long and Jiang Shi dividing their men into three groups, each carrying signal flares. If they encountered Jiang Han, they were to immediately release a signal flare, and the others would quickly provide support.

The torrential rain lasted all night, and Jiang Long, Jiang Shi, and the others also searched all night, but to no avail.

The heavy rain washed away all traces of Jiang Han, and with the very poor visibility at night, they couldn't find any trace of him.

The next day, notices with Jiang Han's portrait were posted in all the nearby villages and towns. The appearance of this notice caused a stir among the various families in the surrounding area…

Many family warriors were indeed stirred by the news. Five hundred Xuan stones was not a small sum; it could buy a decent Xuan weapon or several high-quality elixirs.

Most importantly, the notice stated that Jiang Han was only at the fifth level of the Purple Mansion realm, but he cultivated demonic arts and possessed some strange demonic techniques. This made many people eager. He was just a fifth-level Purple Mansion cultivator, so even if he had some tricks, how strong could he be? They knew that hunting a powerful second-tier demon beast wouldn't even sell for five hundred Xuan stones.

Jiang Han was worth more than a second-tier demon beast.

For a time, the wilderness, the periphery of the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range, and some places easy to hide in were filled with warriors. It was conservatively estimated that hundreds of people in the nearby villages and towns were searching for Jiang Han.

Half a day later, explosive news spread: Jiang Han had actually killed five members of the Jiang family, and most importantly, his father was actually Jiang Henshui.

Who was Jiang Henshui?

He was someone who had dominated the various families in the vicinity for an entire generation. If Jiang Henshui hadn't disappeared, he would probably have become a high-level member of the Cloud Dream Pavilion, or even possibly an elder.

But… how could Jiang Henshui's son be so fierce?

He actually dared to slaughter his own clansmen? And Jiang Xiaotian was also fierce, decisively issuing a kill order. Was he not afraid that Jiang Henshui was not dead? If he returned to Jiang Family Town, would he not tear him into eight pieces?

The gambling houses in town had already opened betting pools, gambling on how many days Jiang Han could last. However, the odds generally favored Jiang Han's death within three days. Of course, if Jiang Han could persist for half a month without dying, the odds would be as high as one to one hundred.

No one was optimistic about Jiang Han, even if he was Jiang Henshui's son.

The Jiang family had dispatched thirty warriors, and hundreds of other warriors were participating in the search. It would be the limit for Jiang Han to hide for three days.

But…

Something that surprised countless people happened: after so many people searched for an entire day, the corpses of Jiang Hu and Jiang Bao were found, but Jiang Han seemed to have evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace.

The terrain near Jiang Family Town is actually very peculiar. It is like a huge valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. The dozens of villages and towns belonging to the Cloud Dream Pavilion's sphere of influence are actually surrounded by the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range.

If Jiang Han wanted to escape this area, there were only two paths he could take: one was to cross dozens of villages and towns from the only "valley entrance," and the other was to enter the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range and cross it to reach the territory of other major forces.

The first path was obviously impossible. It would take Jiang Han at least two days to cross so many villages and towns silently, which was simply impossible.

The second path was even more difficult. To cross the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range, he would need to cross several high mountains, which were covered with second and third-tier demon beasts. With Jiang Han's strength, entering would be certain death.

So Jiang Han must have hidden himself, just not knowing in which corner he was lurking.

"Hang in there, Little Jiang Han!"

In many gambling houses, some gamblers were silently praying for Jiang Han, as they had all bet that Jiang Han could last more than three days, and some had even bet that Jiang Han could last half a month.

The longer Jiang Han persisted, the more they would earn.

… …

Jiang Han had indeed not gone far, nor could he have gone far, because Jiang Li was still in Jiang Family Town.

He was hiding in a place that no one knew about, a place that only he and Jiang Li knew.

This place was near Jiang Family Town, only seven or eight li away from the town. He was hiding in a cave behind a small waterfall, a place he had accidentally discovered with Jiang Li when they were playing here a few years ago.

Jiang Han was not stupid; on the contrary, he was very clever. He knew that the deaths of Jiang Hu and the other two would enrage Jiang Xiaotian. The Jiang family would definitely send people to hunt him down. He just didn't expect Jiang Xiaotian to actually issue a reward notice, causing the warriors from nearby villages and towns to participate in the search operation against him.

At this moment, Jiang Han was nestled in the small cave behind the waterfall, sitting cross-legged and cultivating.

Beside him were several bottles and jars, all taken from Jiang Hu, Jiang Xiong, and the others. There were wound-healing medicines, elixirs to aid cultivation, and even… a bottle of medicine used to enhance pleasure in the bedroom.

Jiang Han originally wanted to hide here for a day or two. After sorting out his gains, he decided to seclude himself here for four days. Anyway, he had brought a lot of dry food with him, so he didn't have to worry about food and drink.

Han Shiqi would only come in twelve days, and he still had time.

He knew that he only had one chance to take Jiang Li away, so he couldn't easily take risks and had to plan carefully.

Since their parents disappeared, Jiang Han and his sister had become helpless. Their daily food, clothing, and expenses were all problems, and using elixirs for cultivation was simply unimaginable.

Jiang Hu and the others had a big tree to rely on and didn't have to worry about food and clothing. They actually had five bottles of elixirs on them. Jiang Han had already reached the fifth level of the Purple Mansion realm for some time. With the help of these elixirs, he believed that breaking through to the sixth level of the Purple Mansion realm would not be a problem, which would give him a greater chance of rescuing Jiang Li.

The human cultivation system in the Great Land of Kyushu is similar, all opening up the nine major secret realms within the body. Each time a secret realm is opened, it is equivalent to breaking through a major realm.

Purple Mansion, Profound Abyss, Mountains and Seas, Reincarnation, Celestial Being, Void Breaking, Earth Immortal, God Descent, Immortality!

After opening up a secret realm, cultivators need to construct nine levels of altars within the secret realm. This not only makes the secret realm more stable but also accumulates a large amount of Xuan power, thereby making the body stronger and possessing super combat power.

Each time an altar is constructed, it represents breaking through a minor realm.

Jiang Han had opened up the Purple Mansion secret realm and constructed five levels of altars. He now needed to cultivate Xuan power and construct the sixth level of altar. Once the construction was successful, he would reach the sixth level of the Purple Mansion realm.

One elixir after another was refined, and the Xuan power in Jiang Han's body gradually increased. Above a five-level altar in Jiang Han's Purple Mansion secret realm, the sixth level of altar began to slowly construct.

Time flew by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. During these three days, Jiang Han had not taken a single step out of this cave. During this time, someone passed by nearby, but only glanced at the waterfall and left in a hurry.

At some point, Jiang Han's eyes suddenly opened, his eyes shining brightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

After three days and three nights of hard cultivation, plus refining five bottles of elixirs, Jiang Han finally constructed another level of altar and broke through to the sixth level of the Purple Mansion realm.

"Going out tonight!"

Jiang Han estimated that three days had passed, and the search intensity should have weakened a lot. It was time to enter the mountains again.

He was going to hunt the third type of demon beast on the Heavenly Beast Cauldron — the Earth Dragon Beast.